UN provides venue for Iran flaunting its human rights credentials, days after more abominations

At the UN Human Rights Council's session in Geneva, Iran's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Morteza Sarmadi, made a speech patting himself on the back over Iran's human rights record. Saramadi said:"Iran's commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights is rooted in its historical, religious and cultural heritage."

Here are two recent examples of Iran's "religious and cultural heritage."

• On March 4, 2014 a 26 year old Farzaneh Moradi was hanged in the prison of Isfahan. She was convicted of murdering her husband six years ago, who she was forced to marry at the age of 15. (She ultimately denied the charge.) Farzaneh's 10 year old daughter had not seen her mother since she her arrest six years prior to the execution. Her lawyer had not even been informed about the execution.
• On March 2, 2014 Iran executed two gay men for the crime of "perversion" and has sentenced a third individual to death for "insulting the prophet".

Sarmadi also promoted a General Assembly resolution ironically entitled: "A world without violence and violent extremism (WAVE)". Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism around the world.